Managing consistent interfaces for purchase order business objects across heterogeneous systems

US8606639B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Hua Sun · Shanghai, CN
• Astrid Doeppenschmidt · Östringen, DE
• Markus Wolf · Oftersheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 28, 2007
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 1, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/067
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. Specifically, example business objects include PurchaseOrder ERP and PurchaseRequest ERP.